Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1887-06-30

confined in the Asotin jail at Asotn, W L. |
on a charge Of adultery. made his escape
from the jail ON Thursday last by the as |,
sistance of augsr that some one had passed !
to him. Sheriff Stffel Immediately offered {
reward Of $50 for his capture.
Early last fall VIM. Rhoads and Hass
Crane left this city with pack animals and
provisions to make winters camp at what
Is known as Rhoadsvi'le, about go miles
east of here, and they were to return early
this month"; but up to the present time they
have not been heard of since tn IT departure. |
We hope nothing has betallen them.
UP SNAKE.-J X. Vincent, James Nc. |
Cormick and a Chinsman left on Saturday
last on a tour up Snake river, ana ascertain
if possible, the murderers Of the ten China
men recently murdered somewhere on the
Snake above, They will proceed to the
camp about $50 miles above here, if nothing
can be found this side We hope the
guilty parties will be found and brought
to justice.
Grostein / Binnard's pack train that has
been delayed on the opposite side of Clear
water on the Pierce City road arrived here
on Tuesday. The boys report that they at.
tempted to stretch the ferry cable at Lo Lo
the rope breaking each time. The ferry is
now in running or'!er and travel resumed.
The train will leave again in few days
for Warrens. and they will endeavor to
make good time.
LEG RoKEN.-From @. X Ben. the
gentlemanly stage driver on the Mt. Idaho
line. learn that Elmer King, son of
f. B. King, while riding one horse and
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dav, the animals became entangled in the
rope and threw Elmer into a rock pile,
breaking his right leg in several places. and
bruising his ankle badly. He was taken
/ to Cottonwood and is now doing as well
as could be expected.
Three Indian scholars came mp from Salem
on Sunday James Maxwell, Jennette Stew
ems and Chas Lindsey. They have been at
tending the Indian training school at that
place for several years. The same steamer
brought the remains of Amelia Lindsay. a
young Indian girl who died at the school OF
consumption. Thesl that returned are also
! in poor health. so apparently the Oregon
climate does not agree with the Nez Perces
as well as that OF Idaho.
| PULLMAN FIRE.-By telephone we learn
that a fire started in Pullman. ter mills
west of Moscow, at about IL o'clock on
Sunday morning, and the flames could not
be checked until seventeen buildings were
burned to the ground. Estimated loss,
$4,000. W. J. Mcdonnell j. Co. were
among the heaviest losers. The Pioneer
hotel and one other business house are all
that are left to mark the spot where once
stood the fast growing and prosperous little
tow.
George Clark. surveyor, nephew of T. 4
Clark, was knocked off bluff at Rocky canyon
and fell forty five feet perpendicularly and
= slid thirty feet further bringing up in thicke'
of thorns. Strange 1t may seem, he was
not instantly killed. His shoulder broken
badly and be now has it set and is slowly i'm
prot NJ, but will not be able to recover the use
Of h. run and shoulder. if ever. in less time
; thu, 'l months He has been brought tt
8 Le,..,an and will proceed home to Omaha in
a few days.
: Through the kindness of Felix Warner
/ who is 1t Moscow, we learn that at tn.
races at that place on the 27th and 18th
man by the name of Scoop Loid tool
the prize as the best raquero rider, anc
p Miss Ellie Brown best lady rider. TIT
l half mile heat race three horses were en-
e tered Tony of Asotin Screw Driver
Lewiston; and Maggie Thomas ALA Walla
y Tony won the race; purse $3.50. A bas'
ball contest took place between Genese'
, aud Moscow the game ending IN a tie.
Leslie knaggs purser on the steame
r Almota returned from Occur d'Aleae OIL
Wednesday, whittier he went to accOmlan
II his wife to that place, where she will remai
during the summer with her folks. Durin
their absence from home som
q unknown party entered their dwelling o.
e Idaho street and done great damage to thei
T. household goods. Several other house
in the eastern part OF the city have bee
e entered of late, but no great damage ha
d been done in any of them by these maliclou
It intruders, save the one of Mr.. Knaggs.
- The men and boys who use cigars an
cigarettes and burn fire crackers should be car,
,e tul about having them communicated wit
A. yards and buildings or any combustibe ma
a terial that will endanger fire in the city. f,
~ we don't want to suffer from a confagratio
like unto Dayton or Pullman. by means of an
careiessness, otherwise it would be sorr
ID Fourth Of July for our citizens. and win
" police we have should be vigilant in the
m Efforts prevent fire throughout the day an
ne evening while large crowj of people are
the city.
ID James Traynor, who has been in the en-
I'd plov OF j. ?. Vollmer Co. during Il
,ir past three years, lett on Saturday last Il
rk Boise City. where his services have been e.
gagged in the mercantile establishment
Nathan Falk 4 Co. Jimmy has made mar
e. warm friends during his stay in this cit
ne who will all heartily recommend him as CO
u, tanning he elements of an honest, uprg
nd young man, of good moral habits. We WI
him success in his new Fl Id. A party W
Io given for him on the eve of his departure
-ts the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. W.
,et Simpson.
" J.K. Vincent and a Chinese mercha
left here on Monday last IN sm
ID 3oat for Riparia to procure the bodies OF t
is Cinnamon that were found in the riv'
ait They succeeded in getting one of the bod
i've which they brought up on Thursdays bo
and the same was buried in the Chin
..t cemetery near this city. We are inform
',s. that the ,dy was brutality mangled, havi
t pn two gun.shot wounds in the back. one a
", partly cut of, and the head nearly sever
~ from the body. Other bodies were seen
!" the drift, but will be unable to be tai
out until the water goes down.
r.. Coroner Simpson, of this city. on S
t.h urday last held an inquest about sc,
w. w. miles from Moscow, on the body Of
~, Mrs. Hoffman, at the instance OF
"" husband, and damaging evidence '
elected, that an abortion had been 7
ON duced by DR.. Sanders, Of Moscow.
in laws before, from the effects Of which
! in died. and SO the jury fonnd, and
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